Let go of the idea

I used to be a nervous person. Sweaty palms, foot tapping on the ground, finger fiddling – I’m going to throw up from this migraine - nervous. What changed? I got sick and tired of being nervous and my inability to control it.

I recently had someone in the industry tell me I was “cool, confident and collected”. Honestly, I have never been more shocked in my life. I literally felt like I had lied to them. Me? Cool? Confident? Collected? It’s wild to me that our minds can convince us that some things are just not attainable. I think a lot of people at this age feel this constant weight, which leads to this anxiety and stress. Taking this trip as a senior, just makes the abyss of life after college feel extra REAL!  I’ve had a lot of conversations with friends about their fear of what’s to come. So, I’ve been really trying to focus on my mindset and here is what I’ve told them as I mostly try to tell myself…

You’re going to feel awkward at times, you’re going to mess up, you’re going to make mistakes and you will probably do all the things you fear. I mean let’s face it, life is messy do you expect anything else? So, why fear it. It’s going to happen, and you are going to survive it like every other thing you have encountered in life. In the words of my favorite quote, “Let go of the idea that you must always be who you have always been.”

We will all evolve, grow and change. Own it! So yeah, you’re damn right I am. I am cool, confident and collected and so are you! Don’t fake it until you make it, “just do it” (no pun intended #sco) and you’re going to become it.

Mariel Cathcart 5.3.19 #1